Ex-NASCAR star Danica Patrick explains Donald Trump will get her first-ever vote for president

Former NASCAR prima Danica Patrick confirmed connected ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ that she has ne'er voted successful a statesmanlike predetermination successful her life, but that volition beryllium changing successful 2024. 

And she's revealed who she volition beryllium voting for travel Election Day. 

"It feels similar voting for Donald Trump is similar the ballot of reason. It’s similar the rational, tenable choice," Patrick told Watters. 

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Former contention car operator and existent TV presenter Danica Patrick successful the paddock anterior to the archetypal moving of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix connected May 8, 2022 astatine the Miami International Autodrome successful Miami Gardens, Florida.   (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Patrick added that she doesn't recognize wherefore "MAGA," oregon Trump's slogan of "Make America Great Again," is considered an "insult" to some. 

Patrick besides feels similar there's a large disagreement betwixt men and women close present erstwhile voting for Trump, and she explained wherefore 1 of the communal reasons she's heard radical won't ballot for the erstwhile president isn't bully enough. 

"There is simply a quality decidedly betwixt the mode that men and women are voting, and I deliberation possibly 1 of the reasons wherefore women are having a harder clip with the ballot is conscionable his personality," she said. 

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"That’s the astir communal reply you perceive from people. ‘I conscionable can’t ballot for him.’ I don’t deliberation that’s a bully capable reason. You don’t person to spell to meal with him. You conscionable person to similar the state that you unrecorded in."

Patrick and Watters besides discussed Trump astonishing McDonald's diners successful Pennsylvania this past week, wherever the erstwhile racecar operator said it showed everyone the qualities she likes astir astir him. 

"I deliberation that helium has a large consciousness of humor," she began. "I deliberation that helium is simply a antheral amongst the people. I consciousness similar erstwhile you wrapper that up with the humility that helium has, the consciousness of wit that helium has, the off-the-cuff assurance that helium has. His quality to spell truthful unscripted and beryllium successful truthful galore scenarios wherever helium has to fundamentally beryllium himself, it’s beauteous overmuch each of them. That’s not conscionable thing you spot from the different side, which I deliberation is 1 of the astir endearing and important qualities astir him is that helium is conscionable being him."

Prior to revealing her president of choice, Patrick explained wherefore she hadn't voted successful the past and what changed her caput connected getting educated astir politics. 

Republican vice president nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks arsenic moderator Danica Partick, right, listens during a run lawsuit successful Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

"It’s not thing I’m arrogant of I would say, but it is true," Patrick, who remains the lone pistillate to triumph an IndyCar Series contention successful history, said. "To explicate myself slightly, 1 of the rules I had for myself successful each of past elections nary substance what’s happened is I said, ‘Look, if I don’t vote, it doesn’t mean I don’t person an opinion, but I’m not going to archer anyone astir it. I don’t person a occupation with anything, I can’t kick thing due to the fact that I didn’t bash my part.’ And for truthful long, racing was each I did. It was my lone focus. I didn’t person clip oregon vigor to truly recognize authorities even."

But everything changed for Patrick erstwhile she started to ticker the quality astatine the commencement of this year. 

"That's each I watch," she said. 

Patrick besides attended America Fest successful Phoenix past December, which reinforced her emotion of country. 

"There were truthful galore large speakers, and I posted immoderate pictures afterwards," she said astir attending the event. "Of course, it was precise red, achromatic and blue. Red is besides my favourite color, and I fundamentally conscionable said I emotion this country. AMFEST, America Fest, I emotion this country, seems similar the spot to be. It conscionable drew truthful overmuch media attention."

IndyCar Series tv expert Danica Patrick for NBC Sports anterior to the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Patrick's intentions to ballot for Trump connected Election Day were shown anterior to her speech with Watters, wherever she moderated a Q&A league with Trump’s moving mate, JD Vance, successful Greensboro, North Carolina past week.

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If Trump wins this year's election, Patrick is assured that our state tin scope heights it ne'er has before. 

"I consciousness similar astir of all, though, what this state could beryllium if helium gets into office, with each the amazing, superb radical who are supporting him, I consciousness similar it tin not lone marque America large again, but marque America greater than it’s ever been," she said.

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